daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Conservatives approach a full-slate of nominated candidates in Alberta

TweetWith the next federal election less than one year away, the Conservative Party of Canada is close to nominating a full slate of candidates in Alberta’s 34 newly redrawn ridings. By my count, Calgary Rocky Ridge, Edmonton-Griesbach, Lakeland and Peace River-Westlock are the only ridings without nominated Conservative candidates in this province.

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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Nomination update: Yellowhead by-election, Bow River Tories vote, and Anybody but Xiao

TweetPremier Jim Prentice announced this week that five-term Conservative Member of Parliament Rob Merrifield would be appointed as Alberta’s representative in Washington D.C. Mr. Merrifield’s resignation from the House of Commons means that a federal by-election will need to be called in the Yellowhead riding by March 17, 2015. This

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David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Where’s the helicopter when you need it? Tory political liability drives into sunset … unbreathalized

An Edmonton police officer pulls over a local Conservative MP. Alberta police and politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Peter Goldring. If it’s true it doesn’t matter what you say about a politician as long as you spell his name right, Peter Goldring’s timing was impeccable. That said,

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CalgaryGrit: Peter Goldring Resigns

Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring charged with impaired driving: sources EDMONTON – According to sources within the federal government, Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring has voluntarily resigned from caucus after being charged with impaired driving following a weekend fundraising event. No word yet on whether or not Rahim Jaffer was

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